In 1678 the Turks made him Khan in place of his cousin Selim I Giray who had performed poorly at the siege of Chyhyryn.
After more fighting, in which Crimea was involved, the Treaty of Bakhchisarai (1681) recognized Ottoman control over western Ukraine.
[3] The dervish Vani Mehmed Efendi played a role in the khan's decision to return to Islamic law.
[4] The attempted siege was a catastrophe; various Ottoman officials looked to lay blame and under the recommendation of Kara Mustafa Pasha, Murad was removed.
[4] After returning from the hajj, Murad retired to an estate near Yambol in modern Bulgaria and died in 1696.